The Men Who Made the Trip and a Gale at Sea
A dated diary recounts a voyage with Williams Dickerson Earl Dickerson Walter Peck and others including George T. Greene Captain Bob Atkinson Charlie Nelson George L. Crown Jr of Bristol Captain Fisher. The party entertained friends aboard as a gale drove rain and surf battered the breakwater. They sheltered on shore, watched the sea, and returned to harbor as Capt Fisher joined from the New Shoreham.
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Williams
Dickerson
Earl Dickerson
Walter Peck
Galesburg
George T. Greene
Bob Atkinson
Charlie Nelson
George L. Crown, Jr
Bristol
Fisher
Morrell Mackenzie
Rothring Saint
Billy
Shoreham
George Crown
Illinois
Providence
Geo. T. Greene
Billy Dickerson
Earl Dicker
Charles Nelson
Morell MacKenzie
Sand Point
Swordfish Stalked Half Century Age
A dated 1908 swordfishing trip recounted by eight local men including George Crown Walter Peck and Morrell Mackenzie. The log details sailing from Block Island to the fishing grounds, a swordfish haul of 228 pounds dressed alongside 294 pounds of bluefish for $27.25, and a day ashore with dances and a ventriloquist.
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Earl
George
Youth Center Project Promises Fun for Local Youth
Residents express support for a new youth center offering activities and safe recreation. They emphasize giving young people a place to grow, learn, and enjoy supervised, wholesome fun under community leadership.
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